Piyari Bittu (transl. Dear Bittu), is a Pakistani television drama serial, written by Saji Gul, directed by Mazhar Moin and aired on Express Entertainment in 2017-18. It features Saniya Shamshad in the title role of Bittu while Atiqa Odho and Sania Saeed in leading roles in their second project together after 25 years. The serial sheds light on Alzheimer's disease and explains the complexity of human relations.[1]
| Piyari Bittu | |
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| Written by | Saji Gul |
| Directed by | Mazhar Moin |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Wajid Saeed |
| Opening theme | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
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| Camera setup | multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 35-40 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Express Entertainment |
| Release | 9 September 2017 – 24 March 2018 |
Plot
editShakra loves her nice Bittu very much who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Bittu's father is also very ill and is on his deathbed. Bittu's mother, Sakina is very clever and has greedy nature who does nothing expect to pray for the death of her husband. Before his death, Bittu's father takes promise from his sister Shakara that she will takes care of Bittu after him. After his death, Sakina marries with another man and takes Bittu with her. She then marries Bittu with a pshyco man in return of heavy amount. When Shakra finds it she goes and brings Bittu back to her. She sacrifices her all happiness for Bittu and even ignores her husband and children without knowing that in near future all of her sacrifices will cause troubles for him.
Cast
edit- Saniya Shamshad as Bittu
- Sania Saeed[2] as Shakra
- Atiqa Odho as Shakila
- Farah Shah as Rukhsana
- Nayyar Ejaz as Bittu's father
- Rashid Farooqui as Mushtaq
- Fawad Khan as Mehboob[3]
- Kaif Ghaznavi as Shazia
- Tipu Sharif as Shahid
- Shamim Hilaly as Mehboob's mother
- Zaib Rehman as Khala
- Fazal Hussain as Adil
Production
editThe series marked the collaboration of Saeed and Odho after 25 years, previously appeared in Anwar Maqsood's Sitara Aur Mehrunnisa in 1992.[4] About their casting, the director Mazhar Moin stated, "The casting of Atiqa and Sania together just happened by chance, Atiqa has worked with me earlier too, but after we had decided Atiqa would play Bitto’s mother, Saniya seemed the perfect choice for playing Shakira. When Sania agreed to the role, we realised that they would be working together after such a long time."[5]
Reception
editPiyari Bittu received mixed reviews, critics criticised its slow pace and distracted storyline of the concluding episodes and praised the subject and acting performances of the cast.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Irfan ul Haq (25 March 2017). "Sania Saeed and Atiqa Odho re-unite onscreen for TV drama on Alzheimer's". Dawn Images. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Sania Saeed to work in Saji Gul's play". The Nation. Pakistan. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Muhammad Ali (31 January 2018). "In conversation with theatre-turned-TV actor Muhammad Fawad Khan". Daily Times.
- ^ "Sania Saeed and Atiqa Odho share screen after 25 years". Tribune. 9 September 2017.
- ^ Fouzia Nasir Ahmad (10 September 2017). "SPOTLIGHT: THE BIG COMEBACK". Dawn News.
- ^ Saira Khan (13 November 2021). "9 episodes down Piyari Bitto is not everyone's cup of tea". HIP.
- ^ Fouzia Nasir Ahmad (10 September 2018). "Why don't we have hit TV serials like Ankahi anymore? Writers weigh in". Images. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021.